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July 2, 1929, r s. @.CARMEAN ET AL 1,718,944

CHICK FOUNT Filed July 7, 1928 HL wf C. CRM/wn..

Patented July, i929.

ineen STANLEY o. CARMEAN, or ADA, OHIO, AND ALVIN o. CMMI/IED, or HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA, AssIGNoi-is on oNn-rnin-D 'ro sNnArH eDAss COMPANY, or HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA, A CORPORATION.

CHICK Application filed July 7,

This invention relates to a chick fomit foi' maintaining within limits a constant supply of feed or water for chickens and the like.

One feature of the invention resides in the 5 means for supporting both the pan or feed trough and the glass jar or reservoir mounted thereover upon a single support including a plurality of supporting legs.

lAnother feature of the invention resides in the provision of annular corrugations or threads about the jar or reservoir adapte-d to cooperate with the supporting member or legs for removably supporting` the jar or reservoir in adjusted relation with respect to the pan or feed trough.

rflic full nature of the invention will be more clearly understood from the accon'ij'ianying drawings and the following description and claims.

Fig. l is a top plan view looking down upon the chiel; fount. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with a portionshown in central vertical cross section.

In the drawings there is illustrated a chick fomit comprising a feed pan having a conically shaped central portion indicate-d at 1l and an upwardly flared periphe tion terminating in the annul ral side porar bead l2.

Said feed pan is supported in position spaced from the ground oi' main support by a plurality of legs 13 comprising the outwardly turned feet 14 and grooves or recesses l5 adapted to receive the bead 1Q of the feed pan for supporting the same thereon. Said legs are turned inwardly at 16 so as to terminate in an upright 1T which is connected at its upper end with the annular ring or band 18 having an inwardly extending annular bead 19 formed therein.

rlhe glass jar?, container or re servoir 2O is ner.

The jar or reservoir 2O is provi dea tout its FOUNT.

1928. Serial N0. 291,068.

sides with a plurality of outwardly projecting screw threads 2l formed on the outer surface thereof intermediate its ends. By means of this arrangement, the position of the mouth of the jar may be readily adjusted with respect to its height from the feed pan for decreasing or increasing the level. Of the liquid or feed in the feed pan. This is done by merely rotating the jar so that it. will screw up or down within the band 18.

lt will also be noted that a single support is provided for maintaining the feed trough up off of the ground and the or reservoir above the feed trough including coopcrating means on the supporting inen'iber for not only maintaining the jar in adjusted relation with respect to the pan but permitting its ready removal therefr in.

The invention claimed is:

l. A fount including a pan, a container mounted thereover, and a supporting meinber associated with said pan and provided with a projection for engaging screw threads formed on said container about the side wall thereof spaced intermediate its ends for pern'iitting relative adjustment between said container and pan.

2. A fount including a pan, a container mounted above said pan, a plurality of spring metal legs positioned about the periphery of said pan and spaced from each other for supporting said pan above the lower ends thereof, said legs being provided with a groove therein, a projection formed about the periphery of said pan foi engagement in said groove, an annular band secured to the upper ends of said legs above said pan and having inwardly extending projections formed theroabout, and screw threads formed in said container about the side wall thereof spaced between the top and bottom for receiving the projections of said band, whereby the rotation'of said container will permit its removal and adjustment with respectto said pan.

ln witness whereof we have hereunto affixed oui` signatures.

STANLEY G. CARMEAN. ALVIE C. CRIMMEL, 

